association
The act of associatingThe act of associating.
» I applied for membership in the association.
Ich bewarb mich um Mitgliedschaft bei dem Verein.
Ich habe mich um Mitgliedschaft bei dem Verband beworben.
Я подал заявку на членство в ассоциации.
Meaning
6 senses(uncountable)The act of associating.
Assoziation, Verknüpfung, Zuordnung
объедине́ниеobʺjedinénije, соедине́ниеsojedinénije
the act of consorting with or joining with others
(countable)The state of being associated; a connection to or an affiliation with something.
Verbindung, Vereinigung, Verknüpfung
объедине́ниеobʺjedinénije, соедине́ниеsojedinénije
(countable, uncountable)Any relationship between two measured quantities that renders them statistically dependent (but not necessarily causal or a correlation).
(countable, uncountable)A group of persons associated for a common purpose; an organization; society.
Verein, Verband, Assoziation
ассоциа́цияassociácija, объедине́ниеobʺjedinénije, сою́зsojúz
асоціа́ціяasociácija, об'є́днанняobʺjédnannja, товари́ствоtovarýstvo
(countable, uncountable)Relationship between classes of objects that allows one object instance to cause another to perform an action on its behalf.
(Philippines, countable, uncountable)A benevolent overseas Chinese organization of popular origin for overseas Chinese individuals with the same surname, geographical origin, location, trade or business.
Examples
97 sentencesI applied for membership in the association.
ruЯ подал заявку на членство в ассоциации.
deIch bewarb mich um Mitgliedschaft bei dem Verein.
My association with them didn't last long.
deMein Umgang mit ihnen hat nicht lange gedauert.
Was it guilt by association?
The word has unpleasant associations.
З цим словом пов'язані неприємні асоціації.
ruУ слова негативная коннотация.
There are 30 members in the association.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Latin associātiō, from associō (perhaps via French association). Morphologically assoFrom Latin associātiō, from associō (perhaps via French association). Morphologically associate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: associations| Singular | association |
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Synonyms
7 synonyms- the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination:connectionconnexion
- a social or business relationship:affiliationtietie-up
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
51 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable